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Ten things to know for Friday Aug. 22

Associated Press
Published 6:24 a.m. CT Aug. 22, 2014

Farmer Katie Miller, 32, of Providence, Rhode Island, ties string along rows of tomatoes to stabilize the plants at Scratch Farm in Cranston, Rhode Island. Farmers and industry experts say the popularity of the “buy local” food movement here has helped create a market for new, small farms and young people are increasingly interested in the origins of their food and in farming.
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